A dramatic catch by Jim Northrup, who robbed Davey Johnson of a homer with a man on base in the ninth inning, enabled Mickey Lolich to gain his 13th victory as the Tigers defeated the Orioles, 2-0. Al Kaline homered for the Tigers' first run off Dave McNally in the sixth inning and a walk, single by Bill Freehan and an error added the other tally off Doyle Alexander in the eighth.

With one out in the ninth, Brooks Robinson drew the only pass issued by Lolich. Northrup then leaped against the fence to pull down Johnson's bid for a homer and completed the double play with his throw to Ed Brinkman and relay to Paul Jata. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Saturday, July      1, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -   2  8  0


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .246      Taylor 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .316
Grich 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .275      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Blair cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Kaline rf             3   1   1   1     1   0   .248
Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .256      Freehan c             3   1   2   0     1   0   .286
Robinson 3b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .250      Horton lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
  Shopay pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .231        Northrup pr,lf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Johnson 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Jata 1b               3   0   1   0     1   0   .259
Etchebarren c         3   0   2   0     0   0   .198      Stanley cf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .232
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .178      Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .203
McNally p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .079      Lolich p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .083
  Buford ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .204
  Alexander p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               32   0   7   0     1   4             Totals               32   2   8   2     3   1

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 33,203
Left on Base: Orioles 6, Tigers 9
DP: Orioles 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Belanger
Doubles: Jata (2)
Home Runs: Kaline (3)
Stolen Bases: Taylor (3)
GIDP: Blair (8)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McNally L(8-7)          7     7   1   1   2   1   1  30   2.56
Alexander               1     1   1   1   1   0   0   5   2.88
Totals                  8     8   2   2   3   1   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(13-5)          9     7   0   0   1   4   0  33   2.27
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   4   0  33

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Jim Honochick


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund grounded out (third to first); Grich
made an out to second; Blair flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Taylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline walked; Freehan
singled to center [Kaline to third]; Horton flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Robinson
grounded out (second to first); Johnson grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Jata doubled to left; Stanley flied out to left;
Brinkman flied out to center; Lolich was called out on strikes;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 3RD: Etchebarren made an out to first; Belanger singled
to center; On a bunt McNally struck out; Rettenmund struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Taylor grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
flied out to center; Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich singled to left; Blair grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Grich out at second];
Baylor singled to left; Robinson flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan singled to left; Horton forced Freehan
(first to shortstop); Jata flied out to right; Stanley forced
Horton (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
Tigers 0.

ORIOLES 5TH: Johnson flied out to right; Etchebarren singled to
center; Belanger flied out to center; McNally made an out to
third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman flied out to center; Lolich flied out to
right; Taylor singled to center; Taylor stole second; Rodriguez
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers
0.

ORIOLES 6TH: Rettenmund flied out to center; Grich grounded out
(third to first); Blair singled to left; Baylor forced Blair
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline homered; Freehan flied out to left; Horton
flied out to center; Jata walked; Stanley forced Jata (shortstop
to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Robinson grounded out (third to first); Johnson
popped to first in foul territory; Etchebarren singled to left;
Belanger forced Etchebarren (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Lolich
singled; Taylor singled to center [Lolich to second]; Rodriguez
flied out to right [Lolich to third]; Kaline flied out to right;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: BUFORD BATTED FOR MCNALLY; Buford struck out;
Rettenmund singled to center; Grich struck out; Blair flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); Freehan
walked; Horton singled to left [Freehan to third]; NORTHRUP RAN
FOR HORTON; Jata flied out to center; Stanley reached on a
fielder's choice [Freehan scored, Northrup to second (error by
Belanger; assist by Johnson)]; Northrup was picked off second
(pitcher to shortstop); Brinkman grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Baylor lined
to shortstop; Robinson walked; SHOPAY RAN FOR ROBINSON; Johnson
lined into a double play (left to shortstop to first) [Shopay
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, Tigers 2.